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Why Barloworld’s CEO should be benched
Whatever way you cut it, managing Barloworld would be a lot more straightforward for all if CEO Dominic Sewela was parked on the bench…
How to stay off the AGM sh*t list
You don’t want to get onto Ann Crotty’s corporate sh*t list. So here’s the Currency guide to holding a better AGM in 2025…
Elon Musk: Worth every dollar he didn’t get
A block to Elon Musk’s $56bn pay award – thanks to Tesla’s ‘impossible’ milestones – could carry an even bigger cost hit if it’s…
The fight for fair value
With a 10%-plus stake in RMH, Albie Cilliers will now be in a position to ensure minority shareholders get fair value…
Rating the AGMs: Shoprite good, Sasol okay, Truworths woeful
It’s impossible to know how many Shoprite shareholders live in the town of Brackenfell in the northern suburbs of the Western Cape. It’s not…
Pitch up, speak up – and rate the AGM
It’s sad to see that Shoprite has joined the ranks of JSE-listed companies that are prohibiting their shareholders from pitching up in person to…
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